It’s the ad business. We throw projections around like confetti at a wedding. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with a little optimism. But there is something wrong with the numbers. Jean-Louis Gassée, a general partner at Allegis Capital in Palo Alto, writing for The Guardian, argues that the $20bn “opportunity” in mobile advertising is “a […]

Local advertisers in New Orleans are not happy about the recent announcement from New York-based Advance Publications that The Crescent City’s daily newspaper, one of the oldest in the nation, will be printed just three days a week starting this fall. “The Times-Picayune has long been a cornerstone of my restaurant group’s local marketing,” notes […]

Just two and a half years after crowdsourcing agency Victors & Spoils was formed from Crispin’s rib in Boulder, Colorado, the company has sold a majority stake to Havas. That’s rapid return on investment. Which begs the question what is so special about this agency and its controversial business model? John Winsor, V&S’s CEO has […]

WPP, the world’s largest marketing services company, earned record profits of more than $1.45 billion for 2011, up a whopping 43% from the year prior year. According to Ad Age, income at WPP was up was up 11.4% year-over-year to $16.05 billion. I’d like to ask that you pause, like I am, and consider this […]

Cable TV is an unaffordable expense for many American households. For others, cable is simply not the place to invest one’s money or time. Benefitting from the both the cord cutting Gen Y crowd and the budget constrained “working poor” is Antennas Direct, a St. Louis company that expects to double last year’s sales of […]

Stepping out of the house can get costly when you are headed to the mall, the grocery, Costco, lunch, etc. Plus, there’s much “work” involved, parking spaces to wait for, lines to stand in and so on. Of course, there is another way. You can see what Brown will do for you. According to a […]

Strawberry Frog has Leaped to What’s Next, namely the acquisition of the firm by APCO Worldwide, a stakeholder-engagement firm (whatever that means). The strawberry frogs will no doubt want to know what it’s like to work at APCO Worldwide. No worries, the stakeholder-engagement firm (whatever that means) has made a video to answer that. According […]

Pepsi was the choice of a new generation and a foundational client for many in Adlandia. But some of those ad pros are being handed their jocks this week, as Pepsi prunes its list of North American agencies on the roster from from 150 to about 50. In related news, CEO Indra Nooyi also said […]